Hi, guys. I get this little devotion in my inbox every day. I thought I would pass this one on.
Becky -------------------------------------------------- From: "A Devotion" <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, October 26, 2009 2:33 AM To: <[email protected]> Subject: God Loves You More Than You Love Yourself > God Loves You More Than You Love Yourself > > ROMANS 5:8 NKJ > 8 But God demonstrates His own love toward us, in that while we > were still sinners, Christ died for us. > > God has proven His love for you. So don't doubt it. > > What proves that God loves you more than you love yourself? He > died in your place -- suffering the punishment for sin that you > deserved, so you could go free. God was more willing to suffer > Himself than to see you suffer. > > Of course, the devil constantly tries to get you to doubt that > God loves you. That's why you must rely on what the Bible says > -- not what your feelings or circumstances may tell you. > > You may think you don't love yourself -- maybe you think you > hate yourself. Even if you don't think too highly of what you > have done, you still love yourself in the sense that you desire > the best for yourself. You don't desire pain or loss. > > So it is with God -- He desires good for you -- even more than > you do. And He demonstrated at Calvary that He would put your > interest before His own. > > 1 JOHN 4:16 NKJ > 16 And we have known and believed the love that God has for us. > God is love, and he who abides in love abides in God, and God > in him. > > There are at least two reasons why God loves you so much. > First, it is His nature to love. The Bible says that God is > love. Love is the word that best describes God's nature. > > Second, you are His creation. God loves you just as good > earthly parents love their offspring. People may not seem very > special to others, but to their mother and father they are > always special. This should help you understand how God could > really like you -- even though you may not like yourself very > much. > > Also, God sees you as you can be and will become -- not just as > you are now. God has faith in you and in His ability to make > you someone special. > > SAY THIS: I choose to believe what the Bible says: God loves > me. > > ---------------------------------------------------------------- > To give an offering: http://aDevotion.org/give > > Devotions in book form: http://CFApublications.com/ > > Change or unsubscribe information: http://aDevotion.org/faq > > To stop receiving these daily messages, click or go here... > http://adevotion.org/cgi-bin/email/[email protected] > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Access the Recipes And More list archives at: http://www.mail-archive.com/recipesandmore%40googlegroups.com/ Visit the group home page at: http://groups.google.com/group/RecipesAndMore -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
